- (a) All public funds irrespective of source, whether special, federal, local, gifts, bequests, receipts, fees, or State appropriated, used for the purchase, rental, lease, installment purchase and lease/purchase of commodities, printing and services shall be handled under the provisions of Article 3 of G.S. 143 and in accordance with rules adopted pursuant thereto by the Division of Purchase and Contract.
- (b) Rules applying to service, rental, lease, and printing contracts do not apply to local school administrative units or community colleges.
History Note: Authority G.S. 143-53; 143-60(5);
Eff. February 1, 1976;
Readopted Eff. February 27, 1979;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1999; February 1, 1996;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 23, 2016.